"Morning Papers" 

The Rooster

"Okeydoke"

This is really disappointing news, but, Putin has said he will nationalize all the assets currently in Russia by companies leaving Russia. So, while these stores may still be open, it might be the Russian government maintaining their operations. I suppose the Putin can nationalize them, but, he cannot operate the business under it's trade name. For doing that, if McDonalds sincerely left Russia, Putin could be sued in court for using the commercial name of the franchise.

This is what happens in a dictatorship, Putin gets to rampage in countries and kill people at will while extorting companies leaving Russia for continued monies into the national treasury.

14 March 2022
By Will Stewart

McDonald's (click here) still serving food across Russia despite chain saying it would quit

Restaurants in Moscow, Volgograd and Novosibirsk were open on Monday

American company said last week that it would temporarily close all 850 stores

Hundreds of western firms have boycotted Russia over the war in Ukraine